Swiss pianist and composer Gisela Horat will be in concert with her trio at Jazz Cafe POSK on Saturday, 19 March 2022. Preview/Interview by Tomasz Furmanek. Gisela Horat was surrounded by music […]
Gisela Horat Trio at Jazz Cafe POSK (19 March 2022)
Christian McBride & Inside Straight (Wigmore Hall, 21 March 2022)
In continuation of his tenure as artist-in-residence at Wigmore Hall, Christian McBride will return with Inside Straight to perform a concert at the hall on Monday, 21 March, with a £5 ticket […]
Brandon Allen (New album ‘The Stanley Turrentine Project’ / single released today / and touring in March)
Saxophonist Brandon Allen will launch The Stanley Turrentine Project (Ubuntu Music) on 4 March at the 606 Club. The album pays tribute to the music of one of his influences, Stanley Turrentine. […]
Universal Connection UK Tour (2-12 March 2022)
Universal Connection – Martin Speake (sax), Hans Koller (piano), Anders Christensen (bass) and Anders Mogensen (drums) – are set to embark on a tour of 10 concert venues around England between 2-12 […]
Forthcoming Pizza Express Jazz Club dates, incl. a Dave Green-at-80 celebration
PizzaExpress Live are letting us know about some forthcoming dates, including a birthday definitely worth celebrating… that of a cornerstone of the British jazz scene for several decades, and one of the […]
Jim McNeely’s ‘Paul Klee Suite’ – (Guildhall Jazz Orchestra/ Scott Stroman at Milton Court, 3 Feb. 2022)
Chicago-born pianist/composer/arranger Jim McNeely has a week-long residency at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama next week, starting on 31 January 2022. The focal point will be a concert at Milton […]
Empirical at Wiltshire Music Centre (29 Jan. 2022)
Mary James looks forward to Empirical at the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford-on-Avon. She writes: Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford-on-Avon kicks off its 2022 spring/summer season with Empirical on Saturday 29 January […]
Jerry Bergonzi Quartet at Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho (12/13 Feb. 2022)
Saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi will be in London next month. It will be the first time he has ventured out of the US since the start of the pandemic. Preview by Charles Rees […]
Emma Rawicz Quintet at Jazz Café POSK on Saturday 22 Jan 2022
Saxophonist/composer Emma Rawicz, originally from Devon, and currently an undergraduate at the Royal Academy of Music, is already making waves on the London scene. Her debut album “Incantation” will be released this spring. […]
Ian Shaw & Friends at Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho (23-31 Jan. 2022)
Sebastian writes: At this time of year please forgive me a bit of nostalgia. On Saturday 10 January 2009, I wrote the very first article for this site. It was a preview […]
Global Music Foundation announces online concert series from artists’ homes (26 Dec-2 Jan)
Stephen Keogh’s Global Music Foundation has just announced a series of concerts from artists’ homes over the holiday period, Sebastian writes. We have all found out in the past two years how […]
Nigel Price (11 Dec. 2021), Mark Lockheart, Brandon Allen, Matt Ridley and Estraven (early 2022). Concerts at the Hive in Shrewsbury
The Shrewsbury Jazz Network has supplied Shropshire and the West Midlands with concerts by the finest British jazz musicians for over 20 years, writes Charles Rees. The majority have taken place at […]
Kenny Garrett (Ronnie Scott’s, 24-26 November)
Detroit-born alto saxophonist KENNY GARRETT has won a dozen Downbeat polls – almost all from its readers rather than critics. He will be performing a three-night residency at Ronnie Scott’s from 24-26 November. Charles Rees writes: […]
‘A Jump Into The Void’ (new documentary film feat. Martin Speake – screening/ Q&A, 13 Nov, EFG LJF, Sands Films Studio)
A new documentary film about Martin Speake’s February 2020 tour with Ethan Iverson, Calum Gourlay and Jeff Willams/ Jorge Rossy will receive its premiere screening this Saturday, 13 November at Sands Films […]
Jazzfest Berlin 2021 (Starts 4 Nov, Digital Guide published)
“An international, collaborative experiment” is how Festival Director describes Jazzfest Berlin 2021. Ahead of the opening of the festival on Thursday 4 November, a further press release has been published, developing further […]
